OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Top-seeded Oklahoma and No. 8 Iowa State met in the fifth game at the 2009 Big 12 Softball Championship. Earlier this season, OU swept the series 2-0 over the Cyclones.

Coming out swinging in the bottom of the first, the Big 12 Player of the Year Amber Flores (OU) homered to left field to put Sooners on the board 1-0. It was Flores’ 16th homerun of the season and second-career at league event to date. Additionally, OU has now hit at least one homerun in each of its last six-consecutive games at the Big 12 Championship.

The Sooners added two more runs in the bottom of the third compliments of Flores and Dani Dobbs, to go up 3-0. OU managed to hold ISU scoreless as the Cyclones were unable to get on the board despite knotching four hits throughout the contest, with a total four runners left on base.

Iowa State ends their season going 26-29 on the year, as OU (39-13) will next face the winner between No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Nebraska beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.